What Are the Determinants for RTW After SA

NCT06281574 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: S67346
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 122
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Shoulder arthroplasty is becoming increasingly common, due to ageing of the population. Historically, surgeons have been reluctant to use a shoulder replacement in younger patients. During the last decades however, there was an improvement of surgical techniques and implants which resulted in the fact that these procedures are nowadays more frequently used in younger patients. Combined with the increasing life expectancy and the increased age of retirement, both elderly and younger patients hope to continue their jobs after prosthetic replacement. Recent literature shows that the majority patients is able to resume their work following shoulder arthroplasty. This study aims to analyze the RTW percentage in a Belgian cohort of patients with a shoulder replacement. This study hopes to identify factors that might influence the RTW.

Conditions

Shoulder Arthroplasty

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Return to work

  Collection how many of the study participants will return to work after a shoulder arthroplasty. This question is answered with yes or no.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Type of shoulder arthroplasty

  Baseline

• WORQ-UP (work-related questionnaire for upper extremity disorders)

  Baseline

• SSV (Subjective Shoulder Value)

  Baseline

• SST (Dutch translation of the Simple Shoulder Test)

  Baseline

• OSS (Oxford Shoulder Score)

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Patients with shoulder arthroplasty

Including all surgical interventions (anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, humeral head hemi arthroplasty or reversed shoulder arthroplasty) for patients with shoulder arthroplasty

Procedure: Questionnaires

Interventions

Questionnaires PROCEDURE

To assess the shoulder function, the following questionnaires will be used: The validated Dutch translation of the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) The validated Dutch translation of the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) The Subjective Shoulder Value (SVV) To assess the work ability patients will use the validated Dutch work-related questionnaire for upper extremity disorders (WORQ-UP)

Patients with shoulder arthroplasty

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 63 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Population of patients with a shoulder arthroplasty surgery between January 2010 and January 2022 at University Hospitals Leuven.

You may qualify if:

• Current evidence suggests that no significant changes in functionality can be expected 2 years after surgery. Therefore, we will include patients who were operated between January 2010 and January 2022 at the University Hospital Leuven
• Patients ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 63 years old at time of surgery
• Implantation of an anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, humeral head hemi arthroplasty or reversed shoulder arthroplasty

You may not qualify if:

• Age \< 18 and \> 63 years at time of surgery
• Limited knowledge of Dutch

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven: lead

Study Sites (1)

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Filip Verhaegen

  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2024
• First Posted: February 28, 2024
• Study Start: February 13, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 27, 2025
• Study Completion: March 27, 2025
• Last Updated: July 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)